JOHANNESBURG - A judge in South Africa on Monday convicted Bob Hewitt, a former Grand Slam tennis champion, of raping and sexually assaulting three girls whom he had been coaching. The assaults occurred decades ago, according to the victims who are now grown women.

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Serena Williams withdrew before her semifinal at the BNP Paribas Open on Friday night with a sprained right knee, 14 years after her sister Venus did the same thing and triggered an angry reaction from fans that drove Serena to boycott the tournament.

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Andy Murray defeated Canada's Vasek Pospisil 6-1, 6-3 to reach the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday, with the hard-serving Vancouver native making it easier as a result of his 35 unforced errors.

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Serena Williams was a mess playing her first match at Indian Wells in 14 years. Her game was erratic and her emotions were off the charts in response to a warm welcome from the fans, a sharp contrast to the booing that drove her away as a teenager.

Here are some suggested things to do at Edmonton Oilers home games as the NHL season slowly expires. For starters, forget fussing over wins and losses. It’s not that the Oilers won’t win many of the nine remaining home games (they also have nine remaining on the road). They might well, having played some quality teams (Boston Bruins, St. Louis Blues) tough in recent times.